Title of Grant

Award Recipient(s)

School(s)

Social Studies Wiki – The Social Studies Curriculum Coordinators will create  a K- 12 “Wiki” (interactive website) with technical assistance from a Lawrence School teacher. The Wiki will further departmental collaboration and instructional consistency by allowing educators to develop and access common curriculum units and assessments and share information on best practices.

Geoff Tegnell, Gary Shiffman, Ryan Keser

Systemwide

Year Two: Building Science Professional Development Capacity – In 2008-09, the Curriculum Coordinator and eight 6/7/8 -grade science teachers learned to use Understanding by Design (UD) to teach Earth Science and subsequently trained their middle school colleagues in this method. UD is an approach to teaching science which enables students to achieve deep, enduring understanding of key skills and concepts. In year two, the scope of the work will be expanded to include K- 5 teachers and all other areas of K-8 science.

Janet MacNeil, Gretchen Albertini, Deb Allen, Randie Brisson, Amie Buchman, Ginny Carroll, Chari Dalsheim, Eowyn Daly, Deanne Dixon, Alanne Duger, Mark Goldner, Tanya Gregoire, Amy Hintzman, Oakley Hoerth, Maxine Hunter, Lesley Jarvis, Lisa Karalis, Ryan Keser, Cheryl Klausner, Marie Leman, Emily Leonard, Daniel Lipton, Melissa London, Sara Marx, Bob Miller, Meghan Naseck, Tanya Paris, Julia Peck, Laura Richardson, Yasameen Sharif, John Strecker, Marian Voros, Amy Winnick, Sue Zobel

Systemwide

Responsive Classroom II – Participants are trained practitioners of Responsive Classroom, an approach to elementary teaching that emphasizes students’ social, emotional, and academic growth. They will receive training in the next level of Responsive Classroom in order to deepen their understanding of its theories and strategies.

Marcy Prager, Jeri Hammond, Andrea Beaser, Maggie Beneke, Kristin Brown, Chari Dalsheim, Christine Dardia, Natalie Dean, Jen Doubilet, Jennifer Fairbanks, Whitney Fairley, Sarah Halter, Sarah Jeon, Libby Donovan Kun, Emily Leonard, John Miner, Jen Mugno, Maggie Nichols, Courtney O’Leary, Vanessa Ouellette, Tracy Paradise, Ann Pettrone, Becky Reinhold, Christine Sevigny

Baker
Driscoll
Heath
Lincoln
Runkle

Developmental Designs for Middle Schools – Seven Driscoll and one Lincoln School teachers will enroll in a workshop on “Developmental Design,” an approach to integrating social and academic curriculum in grades 5- 8 that builds community and addresses classroom management. Participants will continue to meet throughout the school year to discuss successes and challenges they encounter while applying the program’s key components.

Laura Horst, Randie Brisson, Nancy Conviser, Erin Doyle, Carrie Gross, Viri Hawkins, Yota Kariotis, Crystal Liddiard

Driscoll
Lincoln

Visual Journaling: A Guide to Creative Thinking – Seven K-12 Visual Arts educators will participate in a three-day workshop designed specifically for art educators. Participants will create artwork, strengthen their studio skills, and share experiences to inform their teaching.

Alicia Mitchell, Alaina Birden, Megan Burdy Kaufman, Jill Lubie, Donna Sartanowicz, Peter Schlossberg, Greg Steinsieck

Baker
BHS
Devotion
Runkle

Schools Attuned in Practice – Participants are 26 educators who have been trained in Schools Attuned, an innovative approach for recognizing, understanding, and managing students with learning differences. They will work to apply this approach in their classrooms by collaborating in designing teaching practices, providing feedback on student work, analyzing and revising lessons based on student learning profiles, and creating plans to leverage student strengths.

Gene Thompson-Grove, Mary Gabriel, Julie Boss, Robin Toback, Susan Balogh, Andrew Cook, Natalie Dean, Eleanor Demont, Ellie Edraos, Barbara Govendo, Carrie Gross, Oakley Hoerth, Danielle Pafundi-Kent, Marie Leman, Jane Leo, Jennifer Maylone, Shelli Morgenstern, Jen Mugno, Hilory Paster, Ann Pettrone,  Katy Sazama, Malia Scott, Gina Stefanini, Christin Wheeler, Lis Wolfson

Baker
Devotion
Driscoll
Heath
Lawrence
Lincoln
Pierce

Year Two: Creating a Learning Community in the Brookline-Lesley Internship Program – In 2008-09, participants focused on enhancing mentoring capabilities of supervising practitioners through collaboration and sharing of best practices in the context of inclusive classrooms. This year, they will investigate the value of Inquiry (action research), discuss new approaches to IEP meetings, and continue to explore the use of technology to enhance instruction. The group also will produce an Action Research Guide for future use by special educators.

Barbara Govendo, Helen Greeley, Kerrilyn McCarthy, Jim Henry, Holly Irvin, Darcie Kauffman, Anna MacIver, Annemarie Marcus, Danielle Pafundi-Kent, Marsha Shapiro

Baker
BHS
Heath
Lawrence
Pierce
Runkle
System

Walking the Talk: Educational Equity for All – As part of a school-wide effort to address the achievement gap, the entire Driscoll faculty will participate in a two-hour Empowering Multicultural Initiatives (EMI) workshop. An EMI consultant also will meet once a month with the team of Driscoll educators charged with monitoring the progress of K-2 students and newly established home-school partnerships.

Jim Parziale, Anne Carothers,
Entire Driscoll faculty and staff

Devotion

Differentiated Instruction Collaborative Team – A 4th grade teacher, a special educator, and an enrichment teacher will attend a summer conference on Differentiated Instruction. They will share what they learn and work collaboratively throughout the school year with four additional educators to expand the group’s expertise in meeting the needs of all students.

Justin Brown, Leslie Fagan, Danielle Pafundi-Kent, Karla Cunha-Cardoso, Greg Porter, Jon Weinberger, Jill Puleo Demsey

Lawrence

Making Learning Visible at Heath School – A diverse group of classroom teachers, specialists, and special educators will continue to explore the concepts and practices of Making Learning Visible (MLV) in concert with MLV expert Mara Kreschevsky, to develop a deeper understanding of how to sustain a culture of learning in the classroom that nurtures individual and group learning

Rachel Hayashi, Aaron Levy, Maggie Beneke, Andrew Cook, Sally Dean, Matt Durant, Margot Fox, Mark Goldner, Jillian Hansbury, Bob Miller, Vanessa Ouellette, Sarah Pangburn, Jill Samuels, Min-Jen Wu Taylor, Scott Wilson

Heath

Year Two: Exploring Quality Service Learning Programming – Participants will collaborate on utilizing Community Service Learning in their classrooms for a second year, analyzing its impact on student achievement, teaching, and the broader community. This year, they will focus most critically on using service learning as a means to advance academic goals.

Sarah Pangburn, Ginny Carroll, Ken Haynes, Melissa London, Jamie Lyons, Reed Rathgeber, Chris Smith, Jennifer Fairbanks, Bob Miller, Vanessa Ouellette

Writers’ Express Summer Immersion Program  – Under the tutelage of Writers’ Express trainers, five Brookline teachers will participate in a workshop centered on diagnosing student writing skills, critiquing reluctant writers, and improving students’ mechanical skills. They will apply their new knowledge in a summer writing program for low income and minority students, working with master teachers to monitor student writing and assess student progress.

Robert J. Miller, Joel Klein, Jess Kraemer, Amy Morrissey, Julia Peck, Andrew Schneider

Year Two: Adult Learning Groups at Devotion School  – Leaders of eight Devotion School professional development groups will extend and build upon their skills as professional development organizers, working to operate from a common set of principles and best practices drawn from research on adult learning.

Gina Stefanini, Cathy Fischer-Mueller,
Gerardo Martinez, Gene Thompson-Grove, Kim Barnum, Jen Maylone, Carolyn Miller, Shelli Morgenstern, Barbara Schiele, Shuk-Kuen Tse, David Youkilis, Nicole Zagami

Guided Reading in Chapter Book Fiction  – Teachers in grades 3 to 5 will participate in workshops to broaden their knowledge and capacity for guiding students to expand meaning when reading fiction.

Beth Williams, Gretchen Albertini, Kristen DeCroix, Kristie Fox, Kim French, Dawn Gardner, Liz Gelotte, Lauren Ockene, Sarah Smith, Catherine Van Dam, David Youkilis